Show AROUND THE MINES The Pole Iole Star of Deep Dep Cr Creek el reports reports re re- re ports tn tile shipment last week of five cars of ot ore Anaconda Coppers Copper's output of ot copper In April was nus pounds pound March February It Is reported from Crom TIntic that the tho Ridge Valle Valley has made what appears to be a big strike on the 1500 level It is reported 1 that the Rochester Combined has placed a large order for tor machinery for tor the proposed new mill Directors of ot the Mammoth Mining company met lust last weer und anti declared 1 a dividend of 5 cents a shore This calls for tor Utah and Wyoming produced 1703 tons of rock phosphates in 1910 1016 valued at according to the United Sta States teli geological figures American Smelting Refining company company com com- pany pan has declared the regular quarterly quarterly terly of ot 1 1111 per cent on the tho common stock and 1 on preferred Tintic Standard has Issued its first quarterly report for 1017 showing cash cashon cashon cashon on hand March 31 with a n production pro of 2420 tons of ot 2581 average or effort is being made to get any ore out of Alta AHa except over the Michi Michl Utah gan-Utah Utah tramway and the Sells company company com com- pany has 1400 tons congested at Its Tanners Flat terminal terminate Production of coal In Utah In 1016 was net tons valued at 5 5 an Increase compared with 1915 of about tons or 5 per percent percent percent cent In quantity r and of ot or 01 18 per cent In value That the narrow gauge ore railway from tram Wasatch to Tanners Tanner's Flat up Little Cottonwood canyon will be hauling baulIng haulIng haul haul- Ing ore are shortly Is the opinion of people peo pea plo lo who have been in touch with the situation the past week That the new strike on the tho property 0 of the thc Bannack Gold Mining company located In the Bannock district Beaverhead Beaverhead Beaverhead Beav- Beav count county Mont is one of genuine magnitude Is indicated by the last reports reports reports re re- re- re ports from the property The number of employees in Utah coal mines decreased decrease from in 1915 to in 1916 1910 but the average number number number num num- ber of days s 's worked increased from to in 1916 1910 The average value of the c coal al per ton Increased from in 1915 to in 1910 1916 Copper Metal is looking better than ever before where the new ore was disclosed closed recently In the bottom of a foot 90 shaft according to Director C. C B. B Stewart who has returned from looking over oyer properties at Goodsprings Nev Nov In n which he Is interested Col D D. D C. C owns only GOO COO shares of Utah Copper stock ac accordIng accordIng accord accord- ord Ing to an official report giving the names of the shareholders However some think the UlC colonel controls more but they are in other than his name There are arc about shareholders Years ago go the old Ima lInn Minin Mining Milling company property In Lemhi county Ida attracted a deal of attention attention attention atten atten- tion in Salt Lake Lale where the ownership ownership ownership owner owner- ship now rests During the past week the property has again been leased and active operations will be started immediately Directors of the Prince Consolidated Mining company last week declared an extra dividend of 2 2 cents a share This TIlls will be distributed on on June 1 and calls for the payment of This will bring the Prince total dividends up to or 45 cents a share since dividends were started In July 1915 1015 Mine owners generally arc are gratified over oyer the announcement that he American American Ameri Ameri- can Smelting Refining company had advanced the price of lead 50 cents cents' a hundred This raises It from 9 cents to 9 0 cents a pound In a state like Utah with an nn annual production of pounds of lead tills this this means something The revival of the silver-gold silver camp of 30 miles south of Goldfield Goldfield Goldfield Gold- Gold field Is attracting much attention in Nevada mining circles After remain lug Ing ng quiet for tor about seven se years the Great Western mine has been taken talen over by strong Tonopah financial interests interests interests inter inter- ests who are arc erecting a u 1 ton ton O-ton capacity capacity ca ca- paNty tu tube e mill Samples amples of ore brought up from the tho King icing of the tIle Hills show that a n very rich ore Is making at depth In that In the south end of Mineral Range Hange and a n short distance southeast from rom from the Milford Utah railroad sta sta- sta- sta tion One of the samples gave returns of per cent copper 28 ounces silver silver sil sll ver vel and a trace of gold Ferber mines are piling up considerable considerable considerable consider consider- able ore Cre on various various stockpiles s in preparatIon preparation pre pre- preparation for lor future shipments according according accord accord- lag ing ing to a mining man nian manlio who lio has hns just returned returned returned re re- re- re turned from the bristling new no camp fourteen miles west of Gold Hill The he hec c camp Is building up fast and Inside of the Ule next thirty days the population now about is expected to double The production of rock phosphate te ii in the United States which cur tUl was vs w curtailed air air- tailed In 1914 and nearly cut in fn lulf h. In n lOW 1915 made a partial recovery in 1910 10 The rhe total quantity of or phosphate r rock ck sold Sod in the United States In 1910 1010 was long tons valued nt at 5 ii us as compared with long tons valued at in 1 1915 Work York has been resumed on the Deep Creek I properties s of ot M. M R. R Evans who has just returned d from Dutch mountain mountain moun moun- tain tarn with a lot of samples taken om from froma a half halt dozen sen different places where t the the e values outcrop on his extensive holdings Some of the best are troll the Chester group which sample uj up to 30 in gold ounces silver fn r and 30 per cent lead Relative to the tho exploratory ra or worl wort now under tinder way In the Juab oil ell south uth of Nephi Utah It is that some high-grade high oil has hns beet found at a depth of 1 1500 O to 2000 feet Q r |